WAT PHRA THAT HARIPHUNCHAI

Its origins date back to the ^9th century, when King Haripunchai decided to build a chedi to preserve a relic of Buddha's hair. The 46-metre-high chedi has an unusual pyramidal structure. The temple itself dates back to the ^11th century. It was rebuilt in the ^15th century by Tilokaraja, King of Lanna. The viharn houses a Buddha statue from the Lanna period, as well as an imposing bronze gong dating from 1860, said to be the largest in the world.